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and about $23,000,000 of work is planned through FY 1988.  The Aquatic Habitats exhibit is deferred beyond FY 1988 to allow scheduling of parking garage construction and restudy of the proposed exhibit.  At the Conservation and Research Center at Front Royal, a facility master plan has been adopted which provides a renovation and development program, much of which can be accomplished in the next five years at an estimated cost of about $9,500,000.

Construction of the Museum Support Center began February 1981 and is expected to be completed in late 1982.  This major collection storage, conservation and research center located on a one-hundred-acre tract in Prince George's County will be a focus for collection management and conservation training for future generations.  Equipping and operating plans and requirements appear elsewhere in this Prospectus.

The Smithsonian's five-year construction, repair and improvement program which follows is highlighted by an exciting proposal to develop on the Mall new buildings for Easter and African art.  In addition, programs are outlined for the Whipple Observatory, the Chesapeake Bay Center, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.

Construction, Renovation and Restoration Summary
FY 1984-1988
(Appropriated and Nonappropriated)
(000s)

Zoo ( Rock Creek & Front Royal | $ 38,095
Restoration & Renovation | 69,346
Other Construction | 10,000
 | $117,441

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[[underlined]]Quadrangle Development[[/underlined]]

Public Law 96-36 that authorized planning for development of the Quadrangle was signed by the President on July 20, 1979.  In FY 1982, $960,000 was appropriated to complete planning and design for a Center for African, Near and Far Eastern Culture and Art within 4.2 acres of land bounded by the Smithsonian Building, the Arts and Industries Building, the Freer Gallery of Art, and Independence Avenue.  This complex, estimated to cost approximately $75,000,000, is planned to be financed equally between government and private sponsors.  An amount of $36,500,000 has been requested for FY 1983 to allow the Institution to construct a building in the Quadrangle beginning in early calendar year 1983.